Fethullah Gulen and the Gulen Movement

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The Rev. Dr. Carol M. Flett

I first learned of Fethulah Gulen in 2004 when an interfaith book group that I coordinated in Boston discussed his book, Toward a Global Civilization of Love and Tolerance. It was a wonderful experience for a group of Jewish, Christian and Muslim women to discover the wisdom of this Sufi cleric and the movement of his followers that promotes interfaith and intercultural dialogue. I am now coordinating interfaith programs in Washington, DC, and have had the opportunity to travel to Turkey and visit the wonderful schools -so called "Gulen Schools"-, hospitals and centers for dialogue that the Gulen Movement supports. In a time when Islam is misunderstood through false information supplied in public media, I recommend that non-Muslims read some of Gulen's books and lectures and discover the wisdom, love and non-violence of Sufi Islam.

The Rev. Dr. Carol M. Flett,Washington National Cathedral, Interfaith Programs Coordinator

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Compassion is the beginning of being; without it everything is chaos. Everything has come into existence through compassion and by compassion it continues to exist in harmony. Every thing speaks of compassion and promises compassion. Because of this, the universe can be considered a symphony of compassion. All kinds of voices proclaim compassion so that it is impossible not to be aware of it, and impossible not to feel the wide mercy encircling everything. How unfortunate are the souls who don't perceive this Man has a responsibility to show compassion to all living beings, as a requirement of being human. The more he displays compassion, the more exalted he becomes, while the more he resorts to wrongdoing, oppression and cruelty, the more he is disgraced and humiliated, becoming a shame to humanity.